tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post8169603847139734542..comments2014-07-28T05:58:14.076-07:00Comments on God Made, Home Grown: Real or Pretend?Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01126848166358162075noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-72307868465171094442010-09-20T05:42:42.528-07:002010-09-20T05:42:42.528-07:00I completely agree with you. We have never taught...I completely agree with you. We have never taught our children that Santa was real. We, like you, don&#39;t banish Santa completely -- but it&#39;s just a fun story (same with the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy). I remember learning that Santa wasn&#39;t real myself when I was a child (from an older brother who let it slip) and I felt so horrible -- I felt like my parents had been lying to me for years and I couldn&#39;t understand that, and I felt like they must think I was really stupid to make me believe something like that. These things in addition to wanting the focus to actually be on Christ&#39;s birth (and resurrection, at Easter), made us decide early on NOT to teach these mythical figures as real!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17741287901721091119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-81102205333832193242010-09-19T12:48:56.459-07:002010-09-19T12:48:56.459-07:00You&#39;re kidding, right?
Let me see if I have t...You&#39;re kidding, right?<br /><br />Let me see if I have this straight: You want your children to think critically so as to not engage in the magical-thinking that allows for a Santa Claus, but you don&#39;t suspect that same critical-thinking technique (&quot;Real-or-Pretend&quot;) will be applied to the kind of thinking processes that are necessary for believing in any god when they get older.<br /><br />Is that correct? Do I have that right?<br /><br />How do you intend to defend your Christ from the kind of critical-thinking that leads one to conclude that there is no Santa Claus?<br /><br />Also, the same &quot;Real-or-Pretend&quot; technique can be applied to other religions, like Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism. I fully suspect this tactic (or some variant of it) will be employed to refute any claims your child(ren) may bring up about these other religions. How do you intend to keep this thinking skill from being employed by your children for its use on Christianity?Brian Ingramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-84459581702195272962009-12-16T17:19:12.102-08:002009-12-16T17:19:12.102-08:00We&#39;ve never done Santa with our four. However...We&#39;ve never done Santa with our four. However we are respectful of others and we have taught our kids that pretending about Santa is a game that other families take very serious. So we should not go and tell our friends about it.<br /><br />I know of some parents who have had some grown up conflict to deal with because their children were indiscrete and &quot;spoiled the game&quot; for other families. It&#39;s all part of telling your kids the truth about Santa.MyklKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01207581374508465313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-87396302504884188912009-12-15T10:28:29.321-08:002009-12-15T10:28:29.321-08:00We tell our kids the truth about Santa.
One time...We tell our kids the truth about Santa. <br /><br />One time when my husband and I were discussing Santa Claus, we talked about the scary fact that parents encourage their children to go up to a strange man and sit on his knee. With the parents blessing. What other time would we do this? <br /><br />We have always been honest about Santa because we want our kids to trust us and everything they say. How can they trust us if we lie to them for years about Santa?<br /><br />Just my two cents...Honeyhttp://www.sunflowerschoolhouse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-43280511566794988472009-12-11T05:37:52.368-08:002009-12-11T05:37:52.368-08:00Hi Tiana,
I love your approach. Telling the truth...Hi Tiana,<br /><br />I love your approach. Telling the truth to young minds is always the best approach. Even if it&#39;s not always socially acceptable. <br /><br />It takes courage to raise kids that way.<br /><br />I am grateful for parents like you and your husband.Joel Boggesshttp://www.4pointscoaching.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-45127825081094634152009-12-09T20:31:21.932-08:002009-12-09T20:31:21.932-08:00Well said. My sentiments exactly.Well said. My sentiments exactly.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930832509544868744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-59235147962233510632009-12-09T12:33:03.600-08:002009-12-09T12:33:03.600-08:00Well, I don&#39;t disagree. Just as I don&#39;t di...Well, I don&#39;t disagree. Just as I don&#39;t disagree with eating raw veggies as the majority of a person&#39;s diet is most healthy. I don&#39;t eat a majority of raw veggies though. Point being, we do Santa...moderately. And are very wary of all the issues you bring up. I think it&#39;s just as well not to. Ultimately, we did because...well...didn&#39;t really know any better initially. So as we started getting insight, we downplayed it. For folks who do Santa...at least hit the story of St. Nick as a real guy who blessed families and go with the &#39;we celebrate the spirit of giving.&#39; But again...if you are just having kids, I&#39;m with Tiana.Kevin Miller - FreeAgentAcademy.comhttp://www.freeagentacademy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-17834859094340125912009-12-09T08:35:31.789-08:002009-12-09T08:35:31.789-08:00Very well said!Very well said!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667671495626904128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-45847538305355285502009-12-08T14:13:22.441-08:002009-12-08T14:13:22.441-08:00I think we should organize a &quot;Santa Claus-les...I think we should organize a &quot;Santa Claus-less Family&quot; group here to tell the world that many families in the world do not believe in nor subscribe to the &quot;Santa Claus&quot; thing, and neither do our children.Jojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641285520560114704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-37329897339894793892009-12-08T12:40:58.557-08:002009-12-08T12:40:58.557-08:00We&#39;re a no-Santa family here! I don&#39;t lik...We&#39;re a no-Santa family here! I don&#39;t like to lie to my children. I tell them that things like Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, etc. are fun stories but we don&#39;t pretend they&#39;re real.<br /><br />No gifts come from Santa; they&#39;re all given from family members.<br /><br />We do discuss St. Nicholas and talk about how his generosity may have led to the myth of Santa Claus.<br /><br />But Easter and Christmas are Christian celebrations in our house and don&#39;t involve any fictional characters.<br /><br />Thanks again, Tiana, for helping to set a good example!!!Karihttp://moosaidthemama.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-54015299157424697922009-12-08T11:25:01.729-08:002009-12-08T11:25:01.729-08:00Amen! I was always told Santa is pretend as a chil...Amen! I was always told Santa is pretend as a child and NEVER felt deprived for one instant. I felt sorry for kids whose parents lied to them.*Mirage*http://www.blogger.com/profile/17618483253355777759noreply@blogger.com